OTTAWA – Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ontario) took the honour of being the first Canadian selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when the Milwaukee Brewers selected the second baseman in the Competitive Balance Round A, 33rd overall out of Wright State University.
OTTAWA - The Pittsburgh Pirates hold the first overall selection in the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that runs from July 11th - July 13th with 20 rounds scheduled for the three-day event.
OTTAWA – Two-time Junior National Team Most Valuable Player (2017, 2018) Bo Naylor (Mississauga, ON) has been named to the American League roster for the Futures Game that will take place at Coors Field in Colorado on Sunday, July 11th (3PM ET).
OTTAWA – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released their latest men’s baseball world rankings and Canada has jumped five spots to No. 8 after being at No. 13 since the previous rankings were released in March 2020.
OTTAWA – COPABE, the governing body for the Americas region of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has announced that they are awarding the four representative quotas available to compete at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama.
OTTAWA – The annual College World Series gets underway in Omaha, Nebraska on June 19th and three Canadian players, all graduates of Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team program, are in the hunt for college baseball’s ultimate prize.
The 2021 Major League Baseball season is now well underway and with 11 Canadians having seen game action thus far. Here are some storylines for fans North of the Border to keep their eyes on throughout the year:
OTTAWA – It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball so it’s time for our annual look at players who will be representing our great country on big league clubs this season.
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OTTAWA – Baseball Canada is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former national team athlete, Canadian Olympian and 16-year major league pitcher Rhéal Cormier after a courageous battle with cancer.